Event Details

1) PLEASE do not show up before 7pm. Swap item set-up time is scheduled into the swap from 7-7:40pm. That said, we need ALL swap items on the table by 7:40pm.

2) We are being charged to use this space. We kindly request a $2 donation per swapper. Again, this is only a request and not mandatory. Thank you for your understanding. This money also goes to our photocopying & 'drink table' offerings.

TICKET POLICY

By registering for a free ticket you agree to the following:

1) Contacting From Scratch Club at fromscratchclub@gmail.com if you can not attend so that we can give your ticket to the next swapper on the waitlist.

2) Bringing appropriate "to go" containers for all swap items.

3) I will bring nothing that has been canned in 2010.

4) ALL items from the 2011 canning season, Canning after April 2011, are welcome.

Thank you! Christina, FSC

Below please find information on how the swap works, what to bring, ect:

The SwapOur food swap is a place where you can trade an item you made for another item that someone else made: items are swapped 1-for-1.

You bring as many items as you’d like to trade; you can bring 6 of one good (6 loaves of bread) or 6 different items (1 jar of blueberry jam, 1 loaf of bread, 1 jar of vanilla extract, 1 tomato transplant, 1 jar of granola. 2 pints of pickled beets). Just remember that items are swapped 1-for-1. You will place the items on one of the tables, grouped by item so that guests will view the goodies and write their names down if they are interested in trading with you. They will also be required to tell you what they want to swap for your item. Then the last 30 minutes of the event will be the “live action swap” where you will look on your sheet(s) to see who wants to swap with you. Then you will find those people, based on their name tags or knowing them personally already, and starting a conversation with them: “Do you wanna swap” “sure” “great”"let’s do it”…. or if you don't want what they are offering, kindly decline and move on.

You can also bring items from your pantry that you can no longer use (such as due to new food allergies or intolerances or bordom): those items are NOT swapped for but instead are given for free, to a good home, to the first takers during the "silent auction" part of the program.

The Schedule

*Items must be on the table by 7:40pm to be eligible for the swap.

7:00-7:40pm: Sign-in, Display Goods & Grab a RefreshmentSign in, with your name & email address & blog addressDisplay swap items & samples on the tables & fill out your swap cards (Name & Item Description)We will have a refreshment bar for your pleasure! (We will no longer have the potluck food table*)7:40-8:15pm Browse the TablesWith refreshment in hand, introduce yourself to table-neighbors & new friends and take a peek at what others have brought, sample items and start plotting your swapping!

8:15-8:30pm “Silent Auction”Write your trade offers on others’ tags (i.e. your name & what you’d be willing to trade)8:30-9:pm OPEN SWAPReview your tags to see which offers have been made. Find each other (wear your name tags) & swap away! Take home your new artisan goods and enjoy!

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Food & Drink: FOOD: We encouraging you to bring samples of your swap items for people to try as they walk around to "browse the tables". Please be sure to bring whatever you need to serve your samples.

DRINKS: We will be providing all the drinks.

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You can always write us an email with any questions or concerns at: fromscratchclub@gmail.com or visit our blog at www.fromscratchclub.com

The First Unitarian Church of Schenectady
1221 Wendell Ave Schenectady,
NY 12308

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)

Organizer

From Scratch Club

We are a small group, living within the Capital Region (Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs) striving for a sustained connection to our kitchens, our gardens and our communities by being advocates for local food, farming & home cooking.

Lastly, we run a DIY Food Projects & Cooking School:FSC Academy. The classes offered are a variety of DIY projects from Home Dairy (soft cheeses, yogurt & butter) to bread baking to canning & preserving the harvest. We intend the classes to be affordable, accessible, low-key, fun, small-enrollment demo classes taught by the ladies and friends of FSC in a casual atmosphere, your home or at various sites around the region, including The Arts Center of the Capital Region.

The rest of the month we are on the blog, sharing stories, recipes, DIY projects, homesteading tutorials, kitchen tips & tricks and food policy news in hopes of inspiring people to jump back into the kitchen, their gardens and communities as a daily way of life regardless of income, space & time.